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Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian boy passes WAEC with 8 A1's, wants to study medicine in university

Nigerian boy passes WAEC with 8 A1's, wants to study medicine in university

People

4 years ago

I met my wife on Facebook after praying to God: Single dad narrates how he got his partner

I met my wife on Facebook after praying to God: Single dad narrates how he got his partner

People

4 years ago

Man amazes people with his smooth moves, sprays custard on floor while dancing

Man amazes people with his smooth moves, sprays custard on floor while dancing

People

4 years ago

Nigerians celebrate smart girl who scored A's in all her WAEC papers, got 345 in FUTO Post UTME

Nigerians celebrate smart girl who scored A's in all her WAEC papers, got 345 in FUTO Post UTME

People

4 years ago

Boy who desperately wants to relocate abroad hides inside aeroplane's engine in video, police catch him

Boy who desperately wants to relocate abroad hides inside aeroplane's engine in video, police catch him

People

4 years ago

I searched for over 2 years: Young man celebrates 1st day at work, shares photo

I searched for over 2 years: Young man celebrates 1st day at work, shares photo

People

4 years ago

Massive celebration as Legit.ng staff bag best student awards at Nigerian Institute of Journalism

Massive celebration as Legit.ng staff bag best student awards at Nigerian Institute of Journalism

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4 years ago

Two Legit.ng journalists proved that they are worth their salt in the journalism field. The two were celebrated at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in Ogba

Video shows grandma with big muscles exercising in gym, many wonder where she got her strength from

Video shows grandma with big muscles exercising in gym, many wonder where she got her strength from

People

4 years ago

A video showing an old woman trying to keep an athletic shape has got many Nigerians reacting on Instagram. The woman stretched herself to maintain balance.

Man flies out of Nigeria, reunites with UK-based mother in emotional video after 13 years of being apart

Man flies out of Nigeria, reunites with UK-based mother in emotional video after 13 years of being apart

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man reunited with his mother after more than a decade of being away from each other. The son said that he will never miss Nigeria ever again.

Woman wows people with photos of her new house, many say she's an inspiration

Woman wows people with photos of her new house, many say she's an inspiration

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4 years ago

A stunning local woman celebrated building a new house and South Africans are beyond proud of her. She really put her all into her new abode and it is lovely.

The Rock makes man cry, gifts him new vehicle, he couldn't believe his eyes, viral video stirs reactions

The Rock makes man cry, gifts him new vehicle, he couldn't believe his eyes, viral video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

The Rock brought tears of joy to the eyes of a fan when the actor gifted him a vehicle. The movie star said he was touched by the good works that he has done.

My friends used to laugh at me: Man with world's longest nose speaks in viral video, stirs reactions

My friends used to laugh at me: Man with world's longest nose speaks in viral video, stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A man who currently holds the world's longest nose record has spoken about his life in a video interview. The Turk said that many often stare at him in public.

Man who used his last savings to buy food for lady finds out she ate it with her boyfriend

Man who used his last savings to buy food for lady finds out she ate it with her boyfriend

People

4 years ago

A young Ghanaian man has opened up on his Twitter about an instance he decided to buy food for a lady he liked only to find her eating the food with her man.

Woman begs Nigerians for help, says she and family are facing eviction from uncompleted building

Woman begs Nigerians for help, says she and family are facing eviction from uncompleted building

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4 years ago

A woman said that she and family are at the mercy of being evicted from their 'home'. She revealed that they sleep in an uncompleted building because of poverty

Beer parlour bans some of its customers, makes list that calls them funny names, many react

Beer parlour bans some of its customers, makes list that calls them funny names, many react

People

4 years ago

A pub in London stopped some of its customers from coming to its business premises without stating what their misconducts were. The shop had nicknames for them.

Joseph Omotayo